- An investigation revealed that 24 people were involved in the incident
Four people were killed in a boat accident in Dundaye, Wamakko Local Government Area (LGA), Sokoto State.
Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, Head of the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) Sokoto Field Operations Office, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Sokoto.
He stated that the incident occurred on Sunday evening.
On Monday, a rescue team comprised of NEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, Fire Services, and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), as well as local divers, recovered the bodies.
“The investigation revealed that 24 people were involved in the incident, but only 19 of them were rescued.
“One dead body was recovered on Sunday and yesterday we recovered additional three, bringing the number of deaths to four.
”One person is still missing but search and rescue is still ongoing,”he said.
The NEMA official thanked the state and local governments, and members of the community for their support so far toward the success of the rescue operations.
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